CIVIL unions are expected to be narrowly approved in Queensland parliament on Thursday, ramping up pressure on Labor the day before gay marriage is debated at the ALP national conference.
The bill to formalise same-sex unions is expected to succeed on Labor numbers, despite at least three MPs tipped to use a conscience vote and oppose the bill.
Deputy premier Andrew Fraser, who introduced the private member’s bill last month, said the vote would be tight and attacked the Liberal National Party for ruling out a conscience vote.
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